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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: Our Lady of Darkness
Rediscovered: Becoming Legends
Fritz Leiber, subject of the tour coming up this Sunday, was alive for much of the time I’ve been doing walks. Some of you may remember Hammett tours when we reached 811 Geary Street and did the blurb on Fritz and Our Lady … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, News, Tour, Willeford
Tagged 811 Geary, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fritz Leiber, Harlan Ellison, John Gawsworth, Library of America, M. P. Shiel, Michael Dirda, Our Lady of Darkness, Washington Post
Tour: Fritz Leiber on Sunday October 28
I’m running late, White Rabbit-style, so let’s make this post all business and even skip the illos — if you want to see lots of cool shots of Fritz, hop over to Will Hart’s Flickr archive, especially nice for the annotated … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco, Tour
Tagged Burritt alley, Clark Ashton Smith, Corona Heights, E. Hoffmann Price, Franz Westen, Fritz Leiber, Our Lady of Darkness, Will Hart
Tour: Fritz Leiber!
Okay, before I head out the door on another trip, yes, I am planning a Fritz Leiber Tour for Sunday October 28th — details to follow. I figure it won’t begin any earlier than noon, no later than 3 p.m. … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, News, Tour
Tagged August Derleth, Cthulhu Mythos, Fritz Leiber, Fritz Leiber Tour, John D. Haefele, Lovecraft, Our Lady of Darkness
Rediscovered: The Kindle in 1959
For no special reason I got the urge to reread Fritz Leiber’s Change War series, off and on, over the last few weeks, still have at least one or two more to go (since they never all quite saw a … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit
Tagged "The Mind Spider", 811 Geary, Change War, Fantastic, Fritz Leiber, Kindle, Our Lady of Darkness
Frisco Beat: 100, and Counting
During the throes of repainting the old website in the closing months of 2010, knocking together the current blog format, I had to sit on the sidelines and watch news and anniversaries pass by. The one I most regret not being on … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News, Tour, Willeford
Tagged 811 Geary, Earthquakes, Fritz Leiber, Kindle, Literary Plaques, Margo Skinner, Our Lady of Darkness, Palm Sunday Tour, Tenderloin, Valentine